A message from our 30 Hour Famine coordinator:
Hi everyone,
Thanks for starving so that other may eat!   I personally felt thankful that i can part-take in suffering in a little way, as Jesus gives out invitation to follow him daily!  Hope you all had fun raising money for this good cause!
One last reminder:  Please don’t forget [...]

If you missed out, be sure to order the DVD!  As one who witnessed the dress rehearsal the night before and then saw the Saturday night performance, I can testify it was a miracle that everything came together the way it did!  The children were right on cue (for the most part), and the performances [...]

Here is the schedule for Sunday’s in December!

12/13    willard         normal schedule (1pm service)
12/20    willard        normal schedule (1pm service)
12/27    northloop    1pm prayer meeting; 2pm service

We will have our annual congregational meeting at 1st Presbyterian Church from 7-8:30pm on Tuesday, 12/15.
Prayer meeting that night will be at 1st Presbyterian Church from 8:30-9:30pm.

Dear Friends,
UPDATE: The students and faculty of Christ Bible Seminary had a wonderful retreat last week. Joe was able to lead a seminar on ‘Grace and Thanksgiving’ for all the students, and also spend more time getting to know them. Juliet has started part-time language school, and Isaiah’s yochien has started up again. Juliet has [...]

Taiwan – Christmas Celebration
Dates: December 18 to 28, 2009
Cost: $1,500

Participate in reaching out to college students by bringing them to the Christmas Celebration.  We’ll meet students at the dining commons, at sports outreach and other activities.  In addition, we will present the gospel through skits, music, and message at the Christmas Celebration.
The mission trip is [...]

Just got word that over 300 students attended the Christmas Celebration in Taiwan!  Amazing answer to prayer.  The program went well, and afterwards, they stayed to enjoy mingling and talking over snacks until past 10pm.  Thank you for your prayers!

Thank you very much for all your prayers for our very first InterHigh Camp.  We had 20 non-element students.  God answered our prayers in many ways.  Despite the newcomers, their presence didn’t affect the atmosphere but the new comers quickly felt like one of our element members.  The InterHigh students were a warm presence and [...]

For this year’s new year’s service, we wanted to give many of you a chance to share how you personally experienced God this past year.
Unlike the thanksgiving retreat where we focused on how God worked at and through our church, we wanted to focus on how YOU personally experience God i.e not focusing on our [...]